[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR924.13]

[Page 409-410]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 924--HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 924.13  Evaluation.

    (a) The evaluation component of the highway safety improvement 
progam in each State shall include a process for determining the effect 
that highway safety improvement projects have in reducing the number and 
severity of accidents and potential accidents, including:
    (1) The cost of, and the safety benefits derived from the various 
means and methods used to mitigate or eliminate hazards,
    (2) A record of accident experience before and after the 
implementation of a highway safety improvement, project, and
    (3) A comparison of accident numbers, rates, and severity observed 
after the implementation of a highway safety improvement project with 
the accident numbers, rates, and severity expected if the improvement 
had not been made.
    (b) The findings resulting from the evaluation process shall be 
incorporated as basic source data in the planning process outlined in 
Sec. 924.9(a).
    (c) The evaluation component may be financed with funds made 
available through 23 U.S.C. 402, 307(c), and, where applicable, 104(f). 
In addition, when highway safety improvement projects are undertaken 
with funds apportioned under 23 U.S.C. 152 or section 203 of the

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Highway Safety Act of 1973, as amended, these funds may also be used to 
evaluate the improvements.